Calling Dr. Kildare (1939)
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The second of MGM's "Dr. Kildare" series, Calling Dr. Kildare finds the title character (Lew Ayres) transferred to Blair General's downtown outpatient clinic by his crusty superior Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore). It is Gillespie's hope that Kildare will gain valuable experience by working in less than ideal circumstances. A wounded gangster stumbles into the clinic; he is treated by Kildare, who is almost immediately tagged as the criminal's accomplice by the police. Kildare clears himself after burrowing through several subplots and the sporadic comedy relief of ambulance jockey Nat Pendleton. Calling Dr. Kildare was primarily a showcase for MGM's new starlet Lana Turner, here playing the gangster's cute sister. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lionel Barrymore, Lew Ayres, (more)
- Director(s):
- Harold S. Bucquet
Synopsis of Calling Dr. Kildare
The second of MGM's "Dr. Kildare" series, Calling Dr. Kildare finds the title character (Lew Ayres) transferred to Blair General's downtown outpatient clinic by his crusty superior Dr. Gillespie (Lionel Barrymore). It is Gillespie's hope that Kildare will gain valuable experience by working in less than ideal circumstances. A wounded gangster stumbles into the clinic; he is treated by Kildare, who is almost immediately tagged as the criminal's accomplice by the police. Kildare clears himself after burrowing through several subplots and the sporadic comedy relief of ambulance jockey Nat Pendleton. Calling Dr. Kildare was primarily a showcase for MGM's new starlet Lana Turner, here playing the gangster's cute sister. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Calling Dr. Kildare
- Lionel Barrymore - Dr. Leonard Gillespie
- Laraine Day - Mary Lamont
- Nat Pendleton - Joe Wayman
- Lynne Carver - Alice Raymond
- Walter Kingsford - Dr. Walter Carew
- Marie Blake - Sally
- Nell Craig - Nosey
- Ann E. Todd - Jenny
- Johnny Walsh - 'Red'
- Phillip Terry - Bates
- Aileen Pringle - Mrs. Thatcher
- Henry Hunter - Harry Galt
- Lew Ayres - Dr. James Kildare
- Lana Turner - Rosalie
- Samuel S. Hinds - Dr. Stephen Kildare
- Emma Dunn - Mrs. Martha Kildare
- Alma Kruger - Molly Byrd
- Reed Hadley - Tom Crandell
- Don "Red" Barry - Collins
- George Offerman - Nick
- Roger Converse - Joiner
- Harlan Briggs - James Galt
- Clinton Rosemond - Conover
- Director(s):
- Harold S. Bucquet
- Writer(s):
- Willis Goldbeck, Harry Ruskin
- Producer(s):
- Lou L. Ostrow
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